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Examples of sourcing, supply continuity and cost reduction for UK food manufacturers and brands.
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In practice
What good supply looks like
Three examples of the problems customers bring us, and what changed afterwards.
Bakery
Supply continuity through a market shortage
The problem
A shortage in the glucose syrup market left the customer with three weeks of stock and no obvious alternative. A missed run would have meant cancelled orders with two major retailers.
What we did
We qualified an alternative producer within days, arranged trial material for the customer’s technical team and moved the requirement onto a new supply line without a break in production.
0
lost production days
6 weeks
to full switchover
1
new qualified producer
At a glance (dummy)
Customer
A Midlands bakery manufacturer (dummy)
Sector
Bakery
What we supplied
Glucose syrup, around 400 tonnes a year
Result
No lost production days
Confectionery
Reducing input cost without changing the product
The problem
Input costs had risen across the sweetener basket and the customer needed to protect margin without reformulating or re-running shelf life trials.
What we did
We reviewed the specification line by line, found two grades that exceeded what the product actually needed, and re-sourced against the lower specification with the same documentation.
11%
lower input cost
0
recipe changes
2
grades re-specified
At a glance (dummy)
Customer
A confectionery brand (dummy)
Sector
Confectionery
What we supplied
Sweeteners and polyols
Result
11% lower input cost
Desserts
One supplier instead of three
The problem
The customer bought sugars, dairy and starches from three suppliers, with three sets of paperwork, three delivery schedules and three invoices to reconcile every month.
What we did
We consolidated the basket onto a single supply agreement with scheduled deliveries and one set of specifications and certificates, so the quality team audited one supplier instead of three.
3 to 1
suppliers
1
monthly invoice
1
point of contact
At a glance (dummy)
Customer
A dessert manufacturer (dummy)
Sector
Desserts
What we supplied
Sugars, dairy and starches
Result
Three suppliers reduced to one
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